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Barefoot Flying
...little to make or buy to ready the Corsario for flight. In what is really more of an assembly process than a building process, a builder could have one finished...
Completions
...500 hours building time (not counting paint), N342DM was sitting on the end of the runway at the downtown airport in Shreveport, Louisiana, fixing to make its maiden flight. On...
What’s New
...Yerly is the proprietor of Custom Flight Creations in Valrico, Florida. Yerly has extensive experience building and flying Europas, and offers a full builder-assistance program at his facility. The...
Contributors
...long-distance building process generally and the Corvair-powered 601s trip home in particular. His story starts on Page 16. Ed Wischmeyer Wed like to take this space to wish our erstwhile...
Build Your Skills: Composites (Part 7)
...vacuum bagging is a great way to get there. But how important is it to keep the pounds off? If you’re building a Light Sport Aircraft you’re limited to 1320...
A Sign of the Zodiac (Part 6)
...everyone’s surrender to the holiday season (where normal people aren’t much bothered by such esoteric endeavors as airplane building for several weeks). After comparing calendars and our individual upcoming time...
Completions
...built-in oxygen. We are currently building the Europa glider wings for it. We built the kit together, completing all the tasks, including paint and electrical, ourselves and found it to...
A Higher Velocity
...fuselage), retractable gear for $8500 and then budget $2900 for the XL-5 options. Powerplant choices will impact the bottom line. If you’re building an XL or XL-5, the opening gambit...
Aircraft Handling: Making the Compromises Work
...must perform at a higher level. One of the perks of building and flying a kit airplane is getting to play both test pilot and engineer. It seems like a...
Dare To Be Bare
...An RV, on the other hand, is Alclad, which is easier to polish but needs touching up more frequently. Numelin also suggested that if you’re in the building stage, polish...
In Case You Missed It
Buying a Used Homebuilt: Different Types
Fly before you buy, factory support, engines, and Light Sport.
Statistics, Lies and Damn Lies…
Aviation is a numbers game. We fly the airplane by the numbers, we use...